Tesla
Motors CEO Elon Musk has nearly succeeded in bringing his company
public, despite personal
financial issues that have prevented him from pouring more
venture capital into the firm. The initial public offering
was announced
in late January, but is on the verge of completion -- possibly
coming as soon as next week.

This will be the first major IPO
of an American automaker since Ford Motor Co. went public in 1956.
It comes at a time when Tesla is phasing out the first generation of
its high-end luxury roadster, and preparing to sell an entry-luxury
sedan, the
Model S. Tesla also recently received $50M
USD from Toyota to help it develop electric vehicles.

One
of the biggest dangers of an IPO is underpricing. Many IPOs
have been underpriced over the last several decades, leading to
companies missing out on a large amount of vital revenue. To
help prevent that Tesla is holding its Road Show, going before heads
of top Wall Street investment institutions to try to convince them
how much the company is really worth.

In a slide #19 of an
impressive Road Show presentation delivered by Musk, he reveals a
trio of upcoming all-electric vehicles. The first up is a hot
new cabriolet (hard-top) design. The model seems like a direct
response to Fisker's
Karma S "Sunset" convertible.

Also incoming
are a van and SUV/crossover. Both have a lot of curves and look
kind of bulbous. Whether you love or hate the designs, you have
to admit, they would stand out in a parking lot.

Musk also
revealed other intriguing tidbits in the presentation. Among
them, Tesla Motors will be adopting liquid cooling for the high power
electronics used in its electrical vehicles. Liquid cooling,
commonly used in gaming and high performance computing, can be even
more effective than forced convection and could allow for higher
performance and longer ranges.

Tesla also plans to liquid cool
its motors, starting with the Model S.

By 100x the voltages, I think you mean 100x the charge. That is just not going to be possible. It takes protons to keep electrons from flying off, and that means heavy metal electrodes or else very large sizes.

So it may not be possible to create a small light weight battery, but even a dense heavy battery would be OK. Hey, they work in cars now. The problem is that the charging cycle of current batteries is way too long. A Tesla with only a 100 mile range would be bearable if it could be charged in less than 5 minutes. But a 100 mile range with an 8 hour charge cycle is just not a feasible replacement for many people.

But can't things like Carbon Nanotubes store more protons like little carbon nanotube bags they are trying to develope? I believe even in the 1950's / 60's they even thought about putting small nucliar reactors on vehicles. Talk about being innovative. unlimited range, cool! But have an accident and have a meltdown.

Also I wish i could remember the name of the company that developed a battery that charges to full capacity in under 40 seconds. A regular AA or D battery. Being able to charge a full Lithium battery pack in under 40 minutes would be great.